Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM)

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educational institution medical school public university university faculty

The Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) is a Cuban international medical school in Havana renowned for training doctors from around the world, particularly from underserved communities, free of charge.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina	1
Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11570331 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM)
Context triple: [Playa municipality, contains, Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM)]

A. José Matías Delgado University
José Matías Delgado University is a private higher education institution in El Salvador named in honor of independence leader José Matías Delgado.
B. Saba University School of Medicine
Saba University School of Medicine is a Caribbean medical school located on the island of Saba that offers an MD program primarily to international students, especially from the United States and Canada.
C. Tamalpa Institute
Tamalpa Institute is a pioneering center for movement-based expressive arts education and therapy, known for its work in integrating dance, creativity, and healing.
D. Central American University (UCA)
Central American University (UCA) is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in El Salvador known for its strong emphasis on social justice, human rights, and academic research.
E. Academia Gustavo-Carolina
Academia Gustavo-Carolina was a later historical incarnation of the University of Tartu, reflecting its reestablishment and development under Swedish rule.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM)
Target entity description: The Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) is a Cuban international medical school in Havana renowned for training doctors from around the world, particularly from underserved communities, free of charge.

A. José Matías Delgado University
José Matías Delgado University is a private higher education institution in El Salvador named in honor of independence leader José Matías Delgado.
B. Saba University School of Medicine
Saba University School of Medicine is a Caribbean medical school located on the island of Saba that offers an MD program primarily to international students, especially from the United States and Canada.
C. Tamalpa Institute
Tamalpa Institute is a pioneering center for movement-based expressive arts education and therapy, known for its work in integrating dance, creativity, and healing.
D. Central American University (UCA)
Central American University (UCA) is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in El Salvador known for its strong emphasis on social justice, human rights, and academic research.
E. Academia Gustavo-Carolina
Academia Gustavo-Carolina was a later historical incarnation of the University of Tartu, reflecting its reestablishment and development under Swedish rule.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ medical school ⓘ public university ⓘ university faculty ⓘ
admissionsPolicy	prioritizes applicants from underserved communities ⓘ requires commitment to return to serve home communities ⓘ
affiliation	Cuban public health system ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
city	Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba
country	Cuba ⓘ
countryOfStudents	Bolivia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Haiti ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
degreeType	Doctor of Medicine ⓘ
educationLevel	tertiary education ⓘ
focus	community medicine ⓘ primary health care ⓘ public health ⓘ
foundedBy	Fidel Castro ⓘ Government of Cuba ⓘ linked to: Cuban government
foundingPurpose	to provide free medical education to international students ⓘ to train doctors from underserved communities ⓘ
fundingModel	state-funded ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Cuba ⓘ Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba
mission	to increase the number of physicians in underserved areas ⓘ to promote international medical solidarity ⓘ
nativeName	Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina ⓘ linked to: Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM)
notableCharacteristic	emphasizes service in students’ home communities after graduation ⓘ one of the largest medical schools in the world by enrollment ⓘ provides free tuition, accommodation and meals to many students ⓘ
offersProgram	medical degree ⓘ
operatedBy	Ministry of Public Health of Cuba ⓘ
regionServed	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ Pacific ⓘ
shortName	ELAM ⓘ
studentBody	international ⓘ primarily from low-income communities ⓘ
tuitionPolicy	tuition-free for admitted students ⓘ
type	international medical school ⓘ